I went a little rogue this week! I surprised my wonderful husband, Andrew with a request, and said I wanted to record it RIGHT NOW. Luckily he is a good sport. Int this episode we chatted about our Christmas traditions as chirldren and the traditions we are bringing in to our family of 6 these days. A lot has changed for us in the last 3 years and many of our holiday traditions changed too. Give it a listen and hear how we prioritize family first through the holidays and keep it slow and simple.

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!

Alysia Lyons has a story of mom guilt, real mom guilt. Not 'I forgot the jam on my son's sandwich' type guilt. She used this guilt as a catalyst for incredible healing in herself, her relationship with her son and her home and in this episode she shares her secret sauce for how she now views guilt and a glimpse into her healing journey.

Alysia is passionate about helping moms in particular navigate life's challenges. She has been through it - wife, mother, divorcee, entrepreneur and she uses it all to motivate herself and others to be better. She is there to give anyone who may need it, a gentle nudge to a better life for themself and their family.

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Her podcast Imperfect Mommying: Better Parenting Through Self Healing

Her website momsupportcorner.com

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As we move into the holidays, if you are anything like me you are wondering how much 'stuff' you really need to bring into your home. The clutter, both mental and physical, the influx of the generous gifts we receive can be a real problem. In this episode sustainable minimalist Stephanie Seferian and I explore what clutter really does to us and our homes, and how we can become conscious of it to redice the mental and physical load it brings with it. We chatted about how we can bring this into the lives of our children to help them be conscious consumers as well. It felt like such a well timed converstaion this year.

Stephanie Seferian is the host of The Sustainable Minimalists podcast; she’s also the author of the non-fiction book Sustainable Minimalism. Stephanie lives just outside of Boston with her two daughters, yellow Labrador Retriever, 10,000-ish bees, and husband who loves to compost almost as much as she.

You can find Stephanie on her podcast Sustainable Minimalist and follow her on Instagram @sustainableminimalists or her website www.mamaminimalist.com

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NJ Shelsby has spent more than 20 years using technology to save time and become more productive. She likes to see people get their boldest dreams into action using technology as a tool to help, rather than the hinderance it can so easily become in our lives.

In this episode NJ and I dive into the ways technology permeates the home and our culture and healthy ways to implement boundaries for ourselves and our children to make it a tool that works for us and can enhance our lives without sacrificing relationships.

I have to admit when she said we can only have 5-7 active tasks on our plate at a one time, as a self proclaimed life long learner who loves a good master class this was eye opening! Not to mention her tips about making sure teens feel respected and like the have a voice in the home, sounds so obviously simple and is something we can so easily lose site of.

So much goodness NJ shared with us in this episode!

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Pinky Chong is a wife, mama of 2, physical therapist and entrepreneur. In this episode Pinky shared with us how she always wanted to be a stay at home mama but it wasn't in the cards, until she made it possible. She created her own money making system through selling things she found in her own closet.

Pinky is passionate about helping mamas find any hobby they can turn into an income to empower them all to be home with their babies like she desired.

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Linkedin Pinky Chong

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Podcast The Closet Cash Podcast

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In this episode Geri Bose and I sat down and had a real conversation about different catalysts in life that cause us to re-evaluate what is important and what we want our life to look like. Children being the most powerful mirror and catalyst!

Geri took us on the journey through her life of moving lots as a child, traveling lots as an adult newly transported to Europe, eating out lots to moving everything to be home focused and how healing that journey was.

You can find Geri's podcast here:

Living Life IN Awe

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In this episode I was joined by mother, wife, podcaster and former army child Alison Fraser King. Alison and I chatted about what it meant for her to move around quite often as a child raised in a military household. How it felt leaving places behind, what it was like to be in a little English community wherever she went, what adventures really mean to her, spoiler - it's the simple pleasures, and how she raised her son in light of this upbringing.

You can find Alison on her website:

alisonfraser.co

Her Podcasting Podcast: Women Who Podcast

Her Scottish Heritage Podcast: Our Scotland

We all want to feel loved, cherished, valued, loved in our relationships, especially with our life partner or spouse, yet so many of us, myself included, spend so many days feeling quite the opposite.

In this episode with relationship coach Shiloh Minor, we get a glimpse into ways we can heal these pieces of ourselves, take responsibility for what we bring to the relationship and home, and how we can use that to heal our relationships and have a harmonious home life.

Shiloh helps smart women create soul-satisfying marriages without couples therapy using her proven Real-Love Method. She is passionate about guiding good women to break generational cycles of being emotionally neglected and taken for granted. She is honored to help determined women get the love, support and affection that they truly need from the man they already chose.

Shiloh loves gardening, sauna and good conversation. She lives in rural Nova Scotia and takes pleasure in the simple things of life. Spending time with her husband and two small boys.

You can find Shiloh here:

Website: www.shilohminor.com

Instagram: @shilohthelovecoach

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Free consultation: www.shilohminor.com

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